Ro Khanna argues Trump's Iran policy has backfired — a hardline regime now controls Iran, nuclear enrichment continues, and the Strait of Hormuz is restricted, raising energy costs. The nuclear program survival and Strait control are verified by recent news coverage; gas prices and NATO reluctance are harder to pin down in real-time data. The framing uses strong rhetoric ('made us less safe') that reflects political opinion rather than purely neutral analysis, though the underlying Iran-conflict developments are real.